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Message sent by Phil Brandreth (Police, PCSO, Western Rural NPU)

Monthly Newsletter June 2015Western Rural Police Team Email western.rural.npu@cheshire.pnn.police.ukTwitter @WesternRuralNPUWebsite www.cheshire.police.ukMessage from Inspector Keith CurbishleyYour local officers are engaged this month on an operation to target wildlife crime. Such activity is very varied and attracts people from out of the area who will often have a much wider criminal background and commit other crimes whilst in the area. Offences such as digging badger sets, collecting birds eggs, fishing without the correct permissions and licenses, shooting or ‘lamping’ without the landowners permission, allowing pet dogs to run free amongst livestock and worry sheep are just some examples of illegal activities which occur in the countryside, 24 hours a day. Please support your local officers by reporting issues straight away.

People nationwide are receiving cold calls and are being persuaded to invest in 'Fine Art'.

Concerns around this include:• How the commodity is being offered, such as how the cold callers persuade victims to part with their money.• Hidden costs charged to the victims to view the product, shipping costs or additional fees to store the item.

How to protect yourself:

If the investment sounds too good to be true it probably is.

Hang-up on investment cold calls. Legitimate companies will not ring-up and offer you an investment out of the blue.

Do not give out personal financial information to cold callers

Check whether the art dealer is a member of a trade association, such as The Society of London Art Dealers (SLAD), The Association of Art and Antique Dealers (LAPADA), The British Art Dealers Association (BADA) or Confederation of International Dealers in Art Work (CINOA).

Request copies of old receipts, invoices and question the history of the previous owner of the art investment, to check if the product is genuine before investing.

Today, Police & Crime Commissioner John Dwyer is launching his ‘Have Your Say’ Survey to find out about how the people of Cheshire feel about the service from the police and where their priorities should be.

Police & Crime Commissioner for Cheshire, John Dwyer said: “The Constabulary has launched its public service commitments to be there whenever and wherever they’re needed. I hold the Chief Constable to account and need to know what the public think about policing. The results of the survey will be used to inform my next Police & Crime Plan.

“I will also be asking what people would be prepared to pay for policing to help inform my thinking about next year’s police budget.

Please see the following from Phil Brandreth, Police Community Support Officer:

“A Kingsley resident has got into contact with PCSO Phil Brandreth and would like residents to be aware that they were victim to an attempted fraud which they have reported to their bank and action fraud. The company called up the residents claiming to be ‘Talk Talk’ and stated that there were software problems and they would like to reimburse the resident and compensate them. The company kept the resident on the phone for over an hour. They require bank account details over the phone to proceed with the call and compensation. If you have any calls like this please report it as soon as possible.”